1996 New York U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1996 New York U.S. House District 12 Election?

Nydia M. Velázquez won the 1996 New York U.S. House District 12 Election. Nydia M. Velázquez received 61,913 popular votes (2.96%). The main challenger was Miguel I. Prado (7.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Velázquez and Prado

Prado +4.8 pts · led by -51,935 votes

Nydia M. VelázquezLiberalWINNER2.96%

61,913 votes

Miguel I. Prado Republican7.81%

9,978 votes

Eleanor GarciaSocialist Workers1.28%

1,283 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified September 25, 2026.